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Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Howard G. Smith MD, AM

Howard G. Smith MD, AM has been reporting health and wellness news for more than 35 years on radio and via podcasts. Harvard Medical School, MD; Harvard University, AM, Immunology; former Medical Editor, WBZ-AM, Boston. Website: http://www.drhowardsmith.com Email: drhowardsmith.reports@gmail.com

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00:01:23

Teasdale Foods Taco Dinner Kits Contain Undeclared Milk

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/10/31

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQfN5TMDFzC/Those with an allergy to milk could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they consume this product. The recall includes Martin’s and Giant Crunchy Taco Dinner Kits, lot code 25257, with a “Best if used by” date of March 13, 2026, and Casa Mamita Soft Taco Dinner Kits, lot code 25259, with a “Best if used by” date of March 15, 2026. These recalled products were sold at Giant, Martin’s, and Aldi retail stores across Alabama,

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00:01:03

Hampton Farms Mixed Nuts, Roasted, Both Unsalted and...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/10/31

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQfMtd2lBN5/Those with a hazelnut allergies could develop serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume these affected products. Included areUnsalted lot number 23025 use by August 18, 2026 and Salted lot number 23825 use by August 26, 2026.These recalled nuts were sold Stop & Shop locations in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. Do not eat the recalled mixed nuts, and return them to the place of purchase

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00:01:43

Lifepro Fitness’ Bioremedy Infrared Sauna Blankets...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/10/31

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQdue_Pj68D/These sauna blankets overheat creating burn hazards for users. This recall includes all models with gray-faced control pads, including LP-BRMDYL-BLK, LP-BRMDYL-GRY, LP-BRMDYR-BLK, LP-BRMDYR-GRY, LP-BRMDYR-BLU, LP-BRMDYR-PNK, and LP-BRMDYR-PRPL. About 78,000 sauna blankets were sold exclusively online through Lifepro.com, Amazon.com, Walmart, QVC, and Dick’s Sporting Goods between September 2022 and June 2025. Sop using and unplug these recalled sauna

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00:01:22

Leachoi Bed Rails Can Squeeze The Life Out

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/10/31

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQdtxW4jFmB/When attached to a bed, users can become trapped within the rail or between the rail and the side of the mattress, posing a risk of serious injury or death from entrapment or asphyxiation. In addition, the recalled bed rails lack the required safety warning labels. Affected is model ASIN B0BZVCG2R5.About 7,800 of these LEACHOI bed rails were sold nationwide on Amazon between March 2025 and September 2025. Stop using these recalled bed rails and

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00:01:12

Cranach Hardware’s Plastic Tip Restraint Kits...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/10/31

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQdtDBsDdbM/These recalled restraints are also known as furniture straps, and their plastic brackets and cable ties can degrade and break over time. These defective restraints create serious tip-over and entrapment hazards that could lead to serious injuries or death to children or to elderly adults.About 55,170 of these restraint kits were sold by Amazon beginning in September 2019. Stop using and relying on these recalled plastic tip restraints and keep

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00:01:20

J & D Brush’s Bio Ionic One-Inch-Long Barrel Curling...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/10/31

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQdsbpcDA3S/The barrel can snap and detach creating a burn hazard. Affected is model number LXT-CL-1.0 with date codes between 0722 and 1223 etched on the plug prongs. About 357,000 curling irons were sold in the US and about 3,000 in Canada online through Amazon and Bioionic.com and in-store and online at Salon Centric, Ulta, Sephora, Nordstrom, and various salons and beauty supply stores nationwide between August 2022 and July 2024.Stop using and unplug these

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00:01:21

3M Scotch brand TL909-50 Thermal Laminators Ignite...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/10/31

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQdrFKFDxXX/This laminator overheats creating fire and burn hazards. The affected laminators are light gray and white with gray accents, feature the word “Scotch” printed on the front, and have a nine-inch laminating slot. Affected are laminators with serial numbers between 2406000001 and 2501001920.About 13,440 laminators were sold at Office Depot, Office Smart, and School Specialty, Inc. stores, both in-store and online between August 2024 and September

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00:01:45

Deceptive Food Package Health Claims

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/10/31

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQdqcOIj_Lp/The promotional health claims found on the front sides of food packaging bear little or no relation to the actual nutritional value of the product within. This the conclusion of researchers at SUNY’s Upstate Medical University at Syracuse.The study involved 597 items representing 11 categories of the most commonly purchased foods and beverages. For each, the health claims made on the front of the product’s packaging were compared with the actual

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00:01:55

Electronic Retinal Implant Restores Vision

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/10/31

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQdpWA_kS0y/Age-Related Macular degeneration is the leading cause of adult blindness, but Stanford University research ophthalmologists have developed an electronic retinal implant that promises to restore sight to millions. Their device, nicknamed PRIMA standing for photovoltaic retina implant microarray, includes a subretinal wireless implant and wearable video camera. The camera, mounted on an eyeglass frame, detects an image. That image is converted by a

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00:02:03

New Weapon Against Breast Cancer

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/10/31

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQdod3Mj3HW/A new, supercharged form of immunotherapy for breast cancer has just been announced by UCLA oncologists in the Journal of Hematology & Oncology. The new approach involves the production of CAR-NKT cells, standing for chimeric antigen receptor-natural killer T cells, that have the superpower to attack not one but dozens of tumor cell surface antigens simultaneously. The cells target a protein mesothelin, which cancers need to rapidly grow and

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00:02:01

Gene Therapy For Deaf Children

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/10/31

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQdnYr9jZwV/An exciting, ground-breaking clinical study now shows that children born with a defective gene coding for a vital inner ear protein can have that gene repaired and hearing restored. This phenomenally successful preliminary clinical trial was recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine.Genetic bioengineers at New York’s Regeneron Pharmaceuticals loaded a normal copy of the otoferlin gene into a dual adeno-associated virus acting as a

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00:01:54

Better Constipation Cures

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/10/31

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQdmkOKCSjm/The Brits now tell us that they have some better remedies for the world’s constipation woes and they don’t include high fiber diets or harsh laxatives. A new meta-analysis from the nutritionists at King’s College, London rigorously reviewed 75 clinical trials and gives us some better suggestions for constipation relief.When the data were crunched, it showed significant constipation relief from kiwifruit, rye bread, and mineral rich water. Also

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00:02:06

New Relief For Women In Menopause

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/10/31

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQdlztLFFi-/The hot flashes and night sweats of menopause create a miserable midlife for so many women. Hormones do offer relief, but many women cannot take them. Enter a new non-hormonal drug just approved by the FDA.This medication, elinzanetant to be marketed as Lynkuet by Bayer, GlaxoSmithKline, and Nerre Therapeutics, is an oral neurokinin/tachykinin antagonist that normalizes thermal and sleep regulation. A phase 3 multi-national study headed by

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00:07:19

Immunizations For Yourself

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/10/31

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQdknrnjVnr/For nearly the first time in the history of American public health, there is mass confusion and lack of credible information coming from our usual public health channels about which vaccines adults should receive. I want to arm all of you you with the latest immunization recommendations from the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. These guidelines are all based on the latest scientific

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00:07:05

Immunizations for your kids

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/10/31

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQdjEezCeTe/With all the confusion and lack of credible information coming from the usual public health channels, I want to arm all you parents and grandparents with the latest immunization recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics. These guidelines are all based on the latest scientific information which demonstrates that these vaccines are safe and very, very effective at preventing and/or minimizing the effects of sometimes deadly childhood

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00:01:32

Ben’s Original Ready Rice Products Are Rocky Hard

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/10/24

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQLokX_D1Pk/Small, naturally occurring stones from the rice farm are foreign bodies in the rice and create risks for oral and digestive tract injuries. Affected are: Long Grain White Rice with batch codes 533ELGRV22 and 534ALGRV22; Whole Grain Brown Rice with batch codes 534AMGRV22, 534BMGRV22, and 534DMGRV22; and Long Grain & Wild Rice with batch codes 533BMGRV22, 533CLGRV22, and 533CMGRV22—all with best-by dates of August 2026.This rock-laden rice was sold

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00:00:59

Cabot Creamery Sea Salt Caramel Cheddar Popcorn...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/10/24

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQLnBsMjD9O/Those with an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanuts risks a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this popcorn. Affected is lot number 2519907B1.This contaminated popcorn was sold in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, and Texas, as well as in other states.Don’t munch on this popcorn. Return it to the place of purchase for a refund. For more information, call the Jody’s

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00:00:57

Kenz Henz Grade AA Large Pasture Raised Eggs Have...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/10/23

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQKaKsFkbYv/Salmonella triggers serious and sometimes fatal gastrointestinal and systemic infections in young children, elderly persons, and others with weakened immune systems. Affected are eggs with best-by dates ranging from October 11 through October 17, 2025.These recalled Kenz Henz Pasture Raised Eggs were sold in Houston, Texas at stores including HEB and Kroger.Do not eat these eggs and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. For

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00:00:44

AquaStar, Best Yet, Waterfront Bistro, and Publix...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/10/23

This shrimp, imported from Indonesia, contains low levels of cesium-137, a human carcinogen.This contained shrimp was sold nationwide in the US.Do not eat this shrimp and return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. For more information, call AquaStar at 1-800-331-3440.https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/aquastar-usa-corp-recalls-shrimp-because-possible-health-risk#aquastar #BestYet #WaterfrontBistro #Publix #shrimp #radfioadcf

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00:01:14

Publix Rich & Creamy Vanilla Ice Cream Contains...

Dr. Howard Smith Reports ·

2025/10/23

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DQKXzemDQgE/This contamination occurs since containers of vanilla ice cream actually contain French Vanilla Ice Cream with a mismatched French Vanilla lid.Those with egg allergies can develop serious or life-threatening allergic reactions should they consume this ice cream. Affected are half-gallon containers with a “Sell By” date of June 19, 2026 This recalled ice cream was sold at Publix stores in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, and

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